well, hello there.
i hope this finds you well—safe, at peace, in good health, and with your spirit lifted as much as possible.
for nearly seven months this year, i stepped away from almost everything except my day job. i did what i’ve always wanted to offer Black women—I rested. i said no to outings, to travel, to pottery, to doing in general, and instead embraced simply being.
being looked like hours on the couch, walks in nature, books, music filling the room, or long stretches in bed—just breathing, feeling into my body, and letting the chaos of these first months of the presidency swirl without sticking to me. i created a bubble for myself, and inside it, i could see the fear and uncertainty being pushed, but i didn’t have to absorb it.
stepping back into “life” as a doer has been slow, but supporting my son and his family has been time well spent. i feel fortunate to give and receive with them—especially with the girls at ages 1 and 4.
what i learned is this: rest isn’t a weekend getaway. weekends matter, but true rest requires space, time, and disconnection. it takes patience to slow down enough to find a new rhythm, and once you do, there’s a flow that feels like freedom. to BE and to witness life from that place is a gift.
so all of this to say—i’m back. i’m back. i’m back. doing less. being more.
how have you been?
x – natalie
Welcome back — on your own terms!!!!